Year Per 1000 Births 1950 161.9 1951 159.7 1952 157.3 1953 154.8 1954 152.1 1955 149.5 1956 146.7 1957 143.8 1958 140.9 1959 137.9 1960 135 1961 131.9 1962 128.9 1963 126 1964 123.1 1965 120.3 1966 117.6 1967 114.8 1968 112.2 1969 110 1970 108.5 1971 107.5 1972 107 1973 106.6 1974 106.1 1975 105.1 1976 103.6 1977 102 1978 100.1 1979 98.1 1980 96.3 1981 94.4 1982 92.5 1983 90.6 1984 88.5 1985 86.3 1986 84.1 1987 82.1 1988 80.4 1989 79 1990 77.9 1991 77.2 1992 76.7 1993 76.4 1994 76.3 1995 76.3 1996 76.3 1997 76.3 1998 76.3 1999 76.2 2000 76.2 2001 76 2002 75.9 2003 75.7 2004 75.3 2005 74.7 2006 74 2007 73.1 2008 72.1 2009 71.1 2010 70.1 2011 69.2 2012 68.1 2013 67.2 2014 66.1 2015 65.1